製作人走了

唱片製作人Thomas “Snuff” Garrett 12月17日於亞利桑那州Tucson因癌症病逝 (76歲)。

出生於達拉斯的他曾經在Lubbock及Wichita Falls的電台主持節目，在Lubbock時還與搖滾史上知名歌手Buddy Holly結為好友，後來他搬到好萊塢和 Liberty唱片公司簽約，成為一位成功的唱片製作人。

Snuff Garrett於1960-1970年代製作了不少知名的歌曲，如Bobby Vee的Take Good Care Of My Baby，Gary Lewis & the Playboys的This Diamond Ring ，Johnny Burnette的 You’re 16，Vicki Lawrence的The Night The Lights Went Out In Georgia，Cher的Gypsys, Tramps & Thieves、Half Breed及Dark Lady，在1983年退休之前他還開了Snuff Garrett 及Viva Records兩家唱片公司。

Snuff Garrett今年11月14日被推薦進入德州廣播名人堂 。

1978年Snuff Garrett替Clint Eastwood的電影Every Which Way but Loose製作了同名的主題曲，Eddie Rabbitt推出後獲得鄉村排行榜第三名(熱門榜第30名)，後來也成為Viva Records的收藏唱片。

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rlNsPzISWSA

Every Which Way but Loose

Eddie Rabbitt

(Dorff/Brown/Garrett)

I've always been the kind of man who doesn't believe in strings

Long term obligations are just unnecessary things

But girl you've got me thinkin', while I'm drinking one more beer

If I'm headed for a heartache, then why the hell am I still here

I'm testin' my resistance and its wearin' mighty thin

I got the feelin' I should leave before the roof caves in

My mind tells me to move along but my body begs me stay

And now I feel the need to hold you close and love the night away

Chorus:

While you're turnin' me

Every which way but loose

You turn me every which way but loose

Inside the fire's burnin' me

In mind you just keep turnin' me

Every which way but loose

Baby there's no excuse

To turn me every which way but loose

When the sun comes up in the mornin' it should find me someplace new

But right this minute all I want is to lay here next to you

Those memories still keep callin' me from somewhere in my past

Better hurry if they want me cause I can feel me fading fast

(Chorus)